Definition of つつ

つつtsutsu^☆: particle:
while - after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ つつある
even though; despite ➜ つつも

Example Sentences

汽車kisha にni 揺られyurare つつtsutsu、２時間jikan ほどhodo いいii 気持ちkimochi でde うとうとutouto 眠ったnemutta。: I slept drowsily with a good feeling for about 2 hours, while rocked by the train.
そうsou やってyatte 俺ore のno ことkoto をwo 気にしkinishi つつtsutsu、しかしshikashi 素直sunao になりninari きれないkirenai、そのsonoツンデレTSUNDEREさsa がga 今ima 若いwakai 男otoko のno 間ma でde 大dai ブームBUUMU！: That way you keep thinking about me but are unable to admit to your feelings, that hot and cold feel is a real boom among young men!
両者ryousha のno 利害rigai のno 調整chousei をwo 図りhakari つつtsutsu、国際的kokusaiteki 視野shiya にni 立ったtatta 人口jinkou 政策seisaku をwo 考えてkangaete いかika なければならないnakerebanaranai。: A population policy should be considered on the international viewpoint so as to balance the interests of both sides.
不景気fukeiki だda とto 言いii つつtsutsu、今年kotoshi のno ゴールデンウイークGOORUDEN'UIIKU にni 海外旅行kaigairyokou をwo するsuru 人hito はha 過去kako 最高saikou らしいrashii。: Even though we're supposedly in a recession, people are traveling abroad in record numbers this Golden Week holiday.
人hito はha 泣きnaki つつtsutsu 生まれumare、泣き言nakigoto をwo 言いii つつtsutsu 暮らしkurashi、失望shitsubou 落胆rakutan してshite 死ぬshinu。: We are born crying, spend our lives complaining, and die disappointed.

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